Trackback
I got an email from WordPress today. Getting all excited thinking it was a new subscriber or new comment, I saw "A new trackback on the post ....."
So I went to Google and looked up what it is. Seems to me like it is something like a backlink but I'm not entirely sure.
The question is :
What is a trackback and what can it really do? Should I approve it or not?
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It could either be because your linking to your own site or someone else is linking to your site. I wouldn't delete them, that kind of defeats the purpose. But hiding them from comments are good to keep things pretty.
interesting interesting. I got it from a "spammy" looking website, does not look like a website related to football/soccer. I get your point though. Thanks
Hi Alex,
Here is a link to some information on trackbacks. I'm not affiliated with this site or receive any benefit from sending you there. He just gives a really good explanation. Peggy
http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-how-tos-of-trackbacks-and-pingbacks-in-wordpress/
Thank you for this link. I have looked at it myself. I think spammers have killed another good thing.
If I understand those right, it's just your site talking to itself. I trash them.
I get them when I link my own posts together.
just delete them. When you link 1 of your pages to another page within your site, sometimes you get these.
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Very interesting. I personally wouldn't want a backlink on my site that I didn't put there.
hmm thank for your views. I sent it to the trash.